TrainerRoad + Apple Watch for HR? [Feature Request]

[Jonnyboy]

Previously discussed here

How accurate are wrist-based HR monitors?

I have a FitBit Blaze, and it tends not to be very accurate compared to a chest strap when doing sudden changes in load. In today’s Kaweah for example, during the warmup ramp the FitBit read >170 when the cheststrap was still below 120 BPM. One answer is a ‘better’ wrist strap, but I wonder how accurate measuring HR at the wrist with optical technology is relative to measuring it at the chest with a strap. Is there any data on this? Pasta

But anecdotally there is evidence from users and reviewers that wrist based optical HR monitors aren’t as accurate as a chest strap, with the caveat that the latest apple watch is the best of the bunch.

I have a naturally darker skin tone and find that my Garmin watch can struggle at times and certainly lags behind my chest strap at capturing higher heart rates.

So, to be a bit contrary here…if they are less accurate, and not used by Trainer Road as part of assessing your fitness and development, then why should it be a priority on the roadmap?